By Donoughe’s definition, an “indie” or craft winery has an annual production of 2,500 cases or less.

For those who don’t know, Donoughe owns Watershed, a food and restaurant marketing agency with offices in PDX and New York City. Her group also works with some “A list” and iconic wineries beyond the indie ranks — Chehalem Wines, Montinore, Penner-Ash — and Saffron Fields, a young project in Yamhill shepherded by winemaker Tony Rynders.

About Eric Degerman

Eric Degerman is the president and CEO of Great Northwest Wine. He is a journalist with more than 30 years of daily newspaper experience and has been writing about wine since 1998. He co-founded Wine Press Northwest with Andy Perdue and served as its managing editor for 15 years. He is a frequent wine judge along the West Coast and contributor to Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine, the region's longest-running golf publication.